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Would I Lie to You?

1997 · 100 min

A breezy, good-natured comedy of mistaken identity that coasts on charm and cultural in-jokes.

Overview
Jobless loner Eddie Vuibert gets a lucky break when a rich Jewish entrepreneur mistakes him for a Jew and gives him a sweet job in the Parisian fashion district.
In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • deception
  • class
  • family
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour7
Realism7
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Thomas Gilou
Written by
Michel Munz, Gérard Bitton
Starring
Richard Anconina, Vincent Elbaz, Richard Bohringer, José Garcia, Amira Casar, Aure Atika, Élie Kakou, Bruno Solo
Cinematography
Jean-Jacques Bouhon
Runtime
100 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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